Frequently asked questions about PSA and prostate cancer
May 28, 2004
The prostate is a gland that is a part of the reproductive organs and lies below the urinary bladder in men.
‘Out of the 4.0 box thinking’ benefited South Texas patient
May 27, 2004
Like many Americans, Edgar Smith loathes the words “prostate cancer.”
Study finds 15 percent of men with ‘normal’ PSA had prostate cancer
May 27, 2004
Some men who have received good marks on the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test from their physicians may be getting a false sense of confidence about not having prostate cancer, according to a study released May 27 in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Medrano receives 2004 Medical School Distinguished Alumnus Award
May 25, 2004
Martha Medrano, M.D., M.P.H., assistant dean for continuing medical education and director of the School of Medicine’s Hispanic Center of Excellence at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, has received the 2004 Medical School Distinguished Alumnus Award.
Putting the proverbial brakes on aging
May 18, 2004
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has received a $2.5 million grant for a National Institute on Aging (NIA) Intervention Testing Center, one of three such U.S. centers established by the NIA to test potential therapeutic interventions to slow the aging process.
Meyers make sure there is always a doctor in Hondo’s house
May 11, 2004
The Meyer family has practiced family medicine in Hondo for nearly a century, and that won’t end any time soon.